The 2023 Toyota 4runner has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 13 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 42 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the unknown or other. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT23V6800002023-10-1213 affected
Defect
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain 2023 Toyota 4Runner vehicles. The load carrying capacity modification label states the incorrect load carrying capacity, which can result in an overloaded vehicle. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle…
Consequence
An overloaded vehicle increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC will mail a new modified label, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 1, 2023. Owners may contact SET's customer service at 1-866-405-4226. SET's number for this recall is SET23A.
Complaints by component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
12
1crashes
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
3
TIRES
3
AIR BAGS
2
2crashes
ENGINE
2
1crashes
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
2
2crashes
POWER TRAIN
2
SEAT BELTS
2
1crashes1fires4injuries
SERVICE BRAKES
2
1crashes1injuries
STEERING
2
Total complaints42
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“I was driving the vehicle and suddenly the steering wheel started to getting hard to turn it and the dash board doesn’t show any failure I went right away to dealership close by they inspected the vehicle they states there is a power steering failure but the car never showed any failure on…”
“Windshield cracked approximately 2â€� from the bottom all the way across while using the defroster to clear ice from it. I was still parked at the time. I am unsure how long it will stay water tight or become worse. One concern is the crash avoidance and the automatic high beam sensor are both…”
“Windshield cracked approximately 2â€� from the bottom all the way across while using the defroster to clear ice from it. I was still parked at the time. I am unsure how long it will stay water tight or become worse. One concern is the crash avoidance and the automatic high beam sensor are both…”
“The rear manual tailgate has opened 3 times while the vehicle was at highway speeds and the doors would be locked. The latest incident happened on 1-30-26, at highway speed (70mph) the tailgate opened completely without warning. The indicator on the dash did light up and an alarm did sound. I had…”
“New, strange noise started in dec'25 (41k miles; 2yrs 9 months). No warning lights. Diagnosed as failed brake accumulator (first at an independent shop, later at the dealer). Apparently the accumulator is part of the full master cylinder assembly which must be replaced. Toyota has quoted $3,200 to…”
“Started driving on the freeway when we heard something on the roof of the car and when I opened the moonroof cover from inside the car I could see that the entire moonroof had shattered. All the glass was flying off the car and onto the freeway.”
“After adjusting the vehicle lock sound level in the settings, it completely disabled my key fobs and the panic function on the key fob. Had to take to dealer to fix. Dealer had never seen the issue before. Been reported online many many times. Dealers and toyota refuse to acknowledge a known issue.”
“Component: tire – dunlop grandtrek at20 p265/70r17 vehicle: 2023 toyota 4runner (approx. 25,000 miles) after a standard tire rotation, I began experiencing severe steering wheel vibration (flutter) at highway speeds (55–65+ mph) and during braking. The issue started immediately after rotation…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2023 Toyota 4runner as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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